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Turkey Foot Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 37.46603, -83.91663
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Turkey Foot Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 868 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Turkey Foot CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Turkey Foot Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- DDump25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Turkey Foot Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
868 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
37.46603, -83.91663
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Turkey Foot Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWar Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTurkey Foot · ~0.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.2 mi
- FuelDeer View Mart · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.4 mi
- GroceriesHometown · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~16.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicWhite House Clinic · ~4.3 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~26.7 mi
EV charging — from Turkey Foot Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.5 mi straight-line W — CircleK - Berea, KY (at a convenience store) · CIRCLE_K · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-05-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 58 within 100 · 280 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.5 mi — BARBOURVILLE CITY HALL, Barbourville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.8 mi — Berea College Forestry Center (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-11 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant, Brea, 21.6 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for customer use only; see front desk for access · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 389285 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Turkey Foot Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTurkey Foot Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletS-Tree Campground · ~10.3 mi SW · USFS
- Highway rest areaMountain Pkwy Rest Area · ~25.6 mi NE
- Vault / pit toiletWoodland Trailhead · ~26.8 mi NE · USFS
Open Turkey Foot Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Turkey Foot Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Daniel Boone National Forest~0.1 mi
- S-Tree Campground FREE~10.2 mi
The unit that manages Turkey Foot Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Turkey Foot Campground are set by Daniel Boone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Turkey Foot Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Turkey Foot Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Turkey Foot Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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